Access Control and Identity Management

Access Controls for Employees, Remote Employees, Customers, and Business Partners

Companies have many types of identity groups that need access to the network. The identity groups include employees, remote employees, customers, and business partners. Managing the access controls of various identity groups can be cumbersome. An administrator must understand how they will access the network, when they will access the network, and the amount of access that is required by role.

For example, a business partner of a software development company may need full access to documentation and software but not to the source code. The business partner may be treated like an employee, but the partner cannot receive ...

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